Michael Gonzalez

There was no on-field animosity that carried over from earlier this month, but that's not to say the Orioles didn't feel the effects of their ejection-marred previous series with the Boston Red Sox.

With closer Kevin Gregg serving the first game of a three-game ban after his fight with the also-suspended David Ortiz and Koji Uehara unavailable after pitching three straight days, Orioles manager Buck Showalter reached deep into his bullpen late in a close game, and what followed was as predictable as the end result of the game.

The Boston Red Sox found yet another way to humiliate the Orioles, breaking a tie with an eight-run eighth inning on their way to a 15-10 victory in...

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Orioles reliever Michael Gonzalez -- who is in the final year of a two-year, $12 million deal -- is wearing out his welcome with even the most patient of Orioles fans. The 32-year-old surrendered four runs in Monday’s come-from-ahead loss to the Red...